Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP
DEFINITION:
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 173.05 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 130.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 129.76 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 129.29 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Belize | 113.25 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 104.01 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Guyana | 97.6 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.04 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Dominica | 91.89 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Panama | 66.4 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Jamaica | 60.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Honduras | 55.95 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Grenada | 55.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Nicaragua | 49.15 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Colombia | 47.02 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Costa Rica | 45.15 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Ecuador | 45.11 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Uruguay | 42.59 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Chile | 39.23 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 34.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 21 | The Bahamas | 34.57 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Peru | 31.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Suriname | 20.8 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Argentina | 19.54 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 25 | El Salvador | 17.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Barbados | 17.08 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Mexico | 16 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Brazil | 15.92 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Venezuela | 10.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Paraguay | 7.85 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Guatemala | 6.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Haiti | 2.23 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Bolivia | -29.958 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 |
